If It Ain't Fixed Don't Break It

Ep 1: This Building Is A Piece Of Garbage


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What happens when one of the structural issues in Alabama is a physical building? Meet the dysfunctional Alabama State House. Unlike every other state, Alabama lawmakers do not meet in the capitol building. Instead, they use the State House: a moldy leaking thorn in the side of lawmakers, activists, and the general public. Is there any hope of fixing it? 

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SOURCES:

 https://web.archive.org/web/20080111045310/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=75&ResourceType=Building

https://web.archive.org/web/20121001053217/http://www.archives.state.al.us/capital/capitals.html

 https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/onthisday-bloody-sunday

 https://aldailynews.com/new-state-house-larger-committee-rooms-more-live-streaming/

https://ahc.alabama.gov/AlabamaStateCapitolHistoryFacts.aspx#:~:text=The%20legislature%20continued%20to%20meet,officers%20returned%20to%20the%20capitol.

 https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/crazy-things-can-happen-bronner-warns-of-alabama-state-house-construction-delays-trump-tariffs-raising-costs.html

https://alabamareflector.com/2023/07/11/alabama-pursuing-nations-first-new-statehouse-in-nearly-five-decades/



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If It Ain't Fixed Don't Break ItBy Zephyr Scalzetti